Eligible seniors can now apply for the Safe and Healthy Home for Seniors Program, a $1.5-million program to help cover the cost of home accessibility and safety upgrades.

Seniors aged 65 and older and family members who have seniors living with them can apply for funding of up to $5,000 ($6,500 in rural and remote areas) to help fund basic home adaptations that are essential for daily living. Applicants can apply for a grant every three years, to a lifetime maximum of $15,000.

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While efforts are currently underway to bring immigrants to the Parkland to ease worker shortages, the council of the Municipality of Roblin wants to know just how big of an issue that shortage is locally.

To that end, the municipality is hosting a round-table meeting next week to determine a course of action. The meeting is set for Wednesday, April 24, at the Community Centre starting at 7:30 p.m.

Find out more in this week’s Review.

There has been a push to bring awareness and treatment for a condition called lipedema, by a former Roblin resident.
Lipedema is a chronic medical condition that forms a build-up of fat-like tissue in the legs, arms and lower trunk, often causing pain, swelling, heaviness, and easy bruising. It is resistant to nutritional intervention and exercise, and comes in various stages. People of all shapes and sizes can have lipedema.

Angel Meyer Anderson has been speaking out publicly about lipedema and her own personal experience getting treated for it.

Read all about it in this week’s Review.

This past month, 56 members of the GLH Travel Club flew abroad to explore and experience different cultures and arts throughout their 10-day trip in Italy and Greece. The students boarded the first of three planes in Winnipeg before beginning their exciting expedition.

We landed in Milan, and then transferred to Florence, Rome, Pompeii, and the Vatican throughout our time in Italy. Next on the list was transferring to Greece.

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The Roblin and District Chamber of Commerce has had an engaging past year with the creation of some new events in the community. A highlight has been the partnerships that were formed to host these new events.

“We had an exciting year,” said Roblin and District Chamber of Commerce office manager Lydia Steciuk. “We hosted a new pop-up craft show during the Rumble Show N Shine. We felt it would give family members another attraction besides the shows.

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